Welcome to Mount Summit ...

Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Mount Summit, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Summit, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Summit: Mt. Summit

Mount Summit is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Summit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Mount Summit is within the boundaries of the (513) area code.

Communities Also Named Mount Summit ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mount Summit - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Summit.

Communities near Mount Summit ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Summit.

• Cincinnati
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Covington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Mason
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
• Florence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Independence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Norwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Erlanger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Forest Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>
• Newport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Summit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Summit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Summit. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Summit.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Summit. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Summit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Summit ...

Looking for more information about Mount Summit? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Summit, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Summit.

Adding Mount Summit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Summit in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Summit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Summit post office opened in 1890.

We also found Mount Summit in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Summit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Summit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/